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You're Managing Your Sales Team Wrong | Ep 173

The Game with Alex Hormozi · with Alex Hormozi · January 27, 2020 · 11 min

Summary

Alex Hormozi unpacks actionable strategies for optimizing sales team performance by asserting that most businesses mismanage their sales efforts. He introduces the 'CLOSER' framework for sales conversations and stresses the importance of structured communication, leveraging call recordings for coaching, and fostering a competitive environment through leaderboards. This episode is crucial for operators looking to transform their sales approach from generic oversight to a system that consistently drives conversions and maximizes team potential.

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founder & leadershipconversion & cro

Topics covered

sales team managementcloser sales frameworksales call recordingssales team communication cadencesales performance optimizationsales leaderboards & competitions

Episode description

"Normal people have concerns. You need to overcome them." Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) shares with us how to manage sales conversations and sales teams using the Closer framework, regular communication cadence, call recordings, cutting the bottom 10% of sales team, and keeping the team competitive through leaderboards and competitions.Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.Timestamps:(1:51) - The C-L-O-S-E-R framework(7:57) - Use Gong for call recordings. Suggested communication cadence.(9:10) - Cut bottom 10% of sales team regularly to increase productivity.(9:37) - Use leaderboards and competitions to keep the sales team competitive.Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Implement the CLOSER framework for structuring sales conversations to systematically address customer concerns and drive conversions.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Utilize call recording tools like Gong.io to analyze sales interactions, identify coaching opportunities, and continuously improve team performance.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Establish a regular communication cadence with your sales team, including one-on-one coaching and team meetings, to ensure alignment and proactive issue resolution.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Foster a high-performance sales culture by regularly cutting the bottom 10% of underperforming sales team members to raise the overall team standard.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Incentivize and motivate your sales team through leaderboards and competitions to create a healthy rivalry and reward top performers.

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